The experience of military wives whose spouses have been deployed to a combat zone

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" The experience of military wives whose spouses have been deployed to a combat zone "
Jennifer Miramontes

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	53004
Doc. No	:	TL22958
Call number	:	‭1462939‬
Main Entry	:	Jennifer Miramontes
Title & Author	:	The experience of military wives whose spouses have been deployed to a combat zone\ Jennifer Miramontes
College	:	University of Alaska Anchorage
Date	:	2008
Degree	:	M.S.
student score	:	2008
Page No	:	78-n/a
Abstract	:	The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to describe the experiences of military wives whose spouses have been deployed to a combat zone. Nine military wives whose spouses had been deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq participated in this study. Data were generated through unstructured interviews, followed by qualitative content analysis of the transcribed text and interpretive description. Family stress theory provided a perspective to understand the findings. Findings indicated that the wives experiences were situated in the experience of time, namely war-time, predeployment, deployment, reunion, re-adjustment, and adjustment. The experience of relationship with self, husband, family, and social support was embedded into the themes. Four major themes emerged: Anticipating disconnecting, Preparing for disconnecting, Being disconnected, and Re-connecting. Participants described the challenges faced during each period of deployment, discussed the lessons learned, and reported looking toward the future with renewed hope. Implications for nursing practice and nursing research are addressed.
Subject	:	Health and environmental sciences; Social sciences; Womens studies; Nursing; Wives; Armed forces; Stress; Families family life; Qualitative research; 0453:Womens studies; 0569:Nursing
Added Entry	:	University of Alaska Anchorage